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Device removal and targeted antibiotics successfully manage rare CIED generator extrusion through the mammary areola.
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Cardiac implantable electronic device batteries must be carefully secured to pectoral muscular tissue, particularly in women with significant subcutaneous fatty tissue, to prevent rare complications like downward migration and areolar extrusion.
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Canpolat et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Pacemaker Pocket Infection with Generator Migration (n=1). Device removal and intravenous antibiotic therapy was evaluated. The case highlights an unexpected complication of CIED infection involving pocket erosion and generator extrusion through the left mammary areola, successfully managed with device removal and antibiotics.
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